Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-30
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shooting OF sheriff HuF
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ives the following Aoo O,,nrad IN the
II. .s already MENTIONED ,s. Ii
enso ob columns OF the NEWS;
pspn 90 burglars in Albany, ours
Burial o.s burglars in Thomasv
lB "aYo'' TCoipesyiIIe-burglars eVN
Ou' i.o, 1t seems that there o rs
"letntsrhood of cracESHen ttiog in their
o0I'Unr'ia. and that they are Soma Of their
Geor-I@ii, aver the state, oolue VI w IN
wCrE All have already been repoTteu ~
4 oDsrslI2p nd Advertiser. On Mouu"y
The News ne Albany post office ssle was
4 ngDt az, nd on Thursday nlShI eaio
/ robbed, "uV IN the same way at lhonas-
vas Ioo lS,51, We have it that there were
/ vile. ~" ,nrglaries IN our sister city Oh
Friday Elght. u sher,ff Edwards and
SaluI WestbroOk both were hoCi-
/ CIV wa l'ro NJ the operations oil the puIk,
bed py TTb.[n,nasyille the night before, anu
lars a. nao,nested 10 arrest three usplIIoue
we're reg ,ot on the train at OckIockhee
an "n WITS s for Albany. The omoers
VIE Vain on its arrival In this Guy,
mel tue ,,an mat they wanted were NOT
bu. w. II was then learned from Cne
on u' ,',,or and others that one OF tpe luen'
coAuu.Iino NOT to have money 10 pay us
pItlen"tt' off Al Meigg's, and tnat as tne
SIe' I,nIIpd out from Bacontoh Ine o'ne,
iralH ip" und Of. sheriff swindle, ol
,,t wv county. was on Tue ISL
sitS two prisoners, bringing 'n1 ha
Ni'4 the Albany jail, but Wneu ne n
" no snspicious characters jump on
20 otonped the train ana got on w. ie" CO.
bis prlsODers in charge oi Sum
w., Nom he knew he could trust anu so 90
;rr word By the conductor lot o4ei.n 80,
WaIus o pTU os nossible. Mr. Swindie'sob-
y w. n keep the two men snaoo"ed
Fc nsistance arrived. but when he got
un,l' The station they had taken TO the
pAoA and ware out of sight. he learned
w. |,,bov turned back toward 1hohas-
tIns isav,ng the railroad to the rlghI,
'li.'' navar succeeded In catching slghI
nj Them any more. .,..;
Sberif Edwards and posse, consisting
If City Marshal Westbrook aud Ponce
S'on lanes and Cooper, after telegraphlh2
70 hsadouarters, procured a special en-
md left for BacontOn AT l O'Clock,
ent,rg the run in twenty-five minutes
MAJ WTS,D thav arrived at Baconton they
sornd sheriff Swindle waiting for them,
.rd the marty set out to scour the WOODS.
Va trace OF the burglars was found, now
ovsr and sheriff Edwards aud party, eX-
cont Cooper. returned to the city ON the
shoe y o.. 80
Thomasyille. had arrived upon the held,
mr. in the woods, and he and Sherln SWIM
die had procured horses and were gong
n contuue the chase. We also learned
that telegram had been sent to QuItman
for sheriff Mcneil, who, it is understood,
has pair OF good blood hounds.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
The freight Train that came IN on the
Savannah, Florida and " estern railway
at 9 o'clock Saturday ni2ht brought
Sheriff Hurst. who was badly wounded.
He WAS at BacontOn when the train drew
I'm to the station. Messrs. Ed Jones and
Mai Bacon, o. this city, and perhaps
two or three others were also there, ali on
the lookout for the burglars. AS soon as the
train stopped two men were seen TO
emerge from the darkness. One of them
quickly jumped upon fiat car and was
in the act of giving the other ''lltt"
when Sheriff Hurst laid his hands upon the
man That was on the ground.
"stOp, or Pll Kill you," said the officer.
Don't you shoot mev' said the other,
who at the same time drew his pistol.
Jusl IDSU Tue OU Tue car uEtu On
the Sheriff. Tls was the signal tor the
general iusi'ade. IN which the two bur-
glars, Sheriff Hurst and Ed Jones were
the participants. Hursts pistol failed to
90 of the first time he pulled IL, and by
the time ne could make another pull on it
(t was Gouble-actiOn Smith & Wesson)
both the burglars were shooting at him.
He was struck Dy ball from the pistol of
the man on the car ana fell. Ed Jones had
q double-barreed shotgun aud snapped
|Npne barrel Of 1t at the burglars, but it
tiled to fire. he then handed il to a ne
~ and drew his pistol. This, too, failed
y, work well and fired but once.
eff Hurst fired but one shot, and
Lie thinks took effect. He was within
R,t9 feet Of his man, aud the fellow
}'!i 55fq IKE MI o0S al 'n' crack Of the
: 5e burglars had good pistols and fired
~ IDLY. Some ten or dozen shots were
syitfSi in all.
j SINE burglars skipped in the darkness,
x 4 when Sheriff Hurst got up from |
' :; he had fallen he said that ne was
Dady hurt lie boarded the train anu
came 10 this city. A telegram was SEN.
alesd to DR.. Z. l.. Alsman, who met Mr..
nuisl al the Artesian House. Upon ex-
ANIMATION IL was found that the ball had |
entered the eitbreast. Fortunately, now
eNe!, II was tar enough TO the lett to miss
.ne breast bone. IL ranged downward,
snu was found Just under the
sA.I over the ribs OF the left side
anu ABOUT TWO inches from the spinal
S S Dr. Hlllsman cut it out, and II
p.o'tu W De an elongated number 80. No
1La'tue'lc was administered, aud Mr..
a no inf
uacllng the ball with true soldierIy
nerve aud iortltude. A representatiye Of
.1e News and Advertiser witnessed the
operation, and when he left Mr.. Hurst
wac saying that he intended to 20 home
W we cannonball tram, which DR.. Hills.
-I Ts thought he would be able TO do.
49,, burglars are still at large. but it il
HHeuy certain that the one that Nr.
~ as s snot Is badly hurt, and the chances
~'0 'nat they will yet be caught.
HE GANG AT HARMONY GROVE
Fri ISrelaI Hanie returned TO Gainesville
ihrongh morning alter having gone
He had "a, remarkable series of events,
who Md heu. nlln man named Howard,
sno ouf strange men made their annear.
~ ~ in GAINESVILLE some daysago. Thev
80 vie mysterious in manner makino ~
M, ualhlance, and, notwithstand,nS
tbor n reTen' arrival, they appeared to be
pbv ~ acquainted with the geoSra.
the m NJ 'ne country. On Sunday two Of
inp thot mept To Harmony Grove, return.
for ' an night, and leaving next morning
lett augusta, The two men who war s
hirinS sou ~, 70 pstronize the livery stables.
ailernoon. "o-norse conveyance THURSDAY
NayesyiTIio 'Or the purpose of going to
blacksm,t.SSe nour OF their departure a